Is it permissible to take the name Sayyid?
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Question:
This questioner says: Sayyid is one of the names of Allah, the Exalted. He asks: Is it valid for a human being to take this name, such that one says, "Sayyid So-and-So"?
Answer:
Yes, there is nothing wrong with it. There is nothing wrong with it. Sayyid, as a name a person takes, or as a name of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, does not apply to Allah alone. Sayyid is the owner and the one who disposes of things. As for a human being, if he is called Sayyid, this is either because he is a master among his people, or it is merely the name Sayyid, applied to someone who is called Sayyid but is not actually a master, just as a word, the word is just that. Yes, and there is no objection to taking the name Sayyid. Yes.
This questioner says: Sayyid is one of the names of Allah, the Exalted. He asks: Is it valid for a human being to take this name, such that one says, "Sayyid So-and-So"?
Answer:
Yes, there is nothing wrong with it. There is nothing wrong with it. Sayyid, as a name a person takes, or as a name of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, does not apply to Allah alone. Sayyid is the owner and the one who disposes of things. As for a human being, if he is called Sayyid, this is either because he is a master among his people, or it is merely the name Sayyid, applied to someone who is called Sayyid but is not actually a master, just as a word, the word is just that. Yes, and there is no objection to taking the name Sayyid. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز التسمي باسم السيد؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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